ABSTRACT Using a state‐of‐the‐art structural gravity model, we investigate the impact of various (post‐)colonial cocoa trading arrangements on the cocoa trade between developing cocoa producer countries and rich industrial cocoa consumer nations in the time period 1951–1999. We find that in particular the trading arrangements of the European (Economic)
John Brown +2 more
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Characteristics and outcomes of paediatric intensive care unit admissions across Kuwait: multicentre national-level cohort study. [PDF]
Alfraij A +11 more
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The Direct and Indirect Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on Exports to China
ABSTRACT This study investigates the direct effect of a country's participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on that country's exports to China, as well as the indirect effect of such participation on other countries' exports to China. Using panel data covering 187 countries from 2006 to 2023, we employ an event study approach, a staggered
Haonan Li, Yasuyuki Todo
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An Offline Digital-Twin-Assisted Decision-Support Framework for Dynamic RO Under Kuwait Solar-Availability Conditions. [PDF]
Alelaj FM +6 more
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The Missing Link: When GVC Does Not Matter for Structural Change
ABSTRACT Despite rising levels of Global Value Chains (GVC) integration in several emerging and developing economies, the latter failed to experience a significant structural change. Thus, this paper examines how participating in global supply chains can have implications on labour reallocation in the economy, and to what extent technological advances ...
Mazen Fathy, Chahir Zaki
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Secondary Syphilis Masquerading as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Clinicopathologic Diagnostic Challenge. [PDF]
AlQusaimi R +10 more
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Mapping syphilis surveillance: Insights into blood donation screening practices worldwide
Abstract Background and Objectives Syphilis is caused by the bacterial spirochete Treponema pallidum and can be transmitted through blood transfusion. However, there have been less than 10 documented transfusion‐transmitted cases since World War II.
Michel‐Andrés García‐Otálora +4 more
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Assessment of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) and Factors Influencing Oral Hygiene Habits in Complete Denture Patients. [PDF]
Alotaibi A +5 more
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Chylothorax Following Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Rare Complication and Its Anatomical Risk Factors. [PDF]
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